Syringe



Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

UNITED TB PATENT OFFT-CE- manmnrmsm Anon LA'JEUNE'SSE, or AnAMnnA, cALIt'bitnIA.

SYRING-E.

Application filed September 29, 1906, SeriaI No. 336,774. neneweaam 'iz i924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jean BAPT s'rn ADOLPH LA J nunnssn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Alameda, in the State of California, have invented a new and useful; Syringe, of which the following is a specification, referenee being had therein to the accompanyna; 'e i. 1g-.'

The invention relatesto a fountain syringe and means for mechanically operating the same. It aims to provide "a simple and efficient apparatus whereby enemas can either befadministered or taken comfortablyindifrentp si ien H In the drawing, Figure 1 a side elevation of the syringefcombined with a pressurede vice specially adapted for workingit in a vertical position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view representing *part ofa bedstead to; the foot of which the said pressure device and syringe are attached; Fig. 3 is a similar perspective view of the ,pressure device separate fro n thesyringe; 4 is another perspective View showing a seat that maybe used in operating the pressure device; Fig. 5 is ,a detailed view o-f an improved form of nozzle connected with the spout of the syringe; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the combined syringe and pressure device, withthe said seat superimposed uponjthe latter fitted for use in a horin aLP t s 3 The letter A represents a fountain syringe designed to hold hot or cold water, plain or medicated. For convenience insuspending it from a primary support,,the bag of this syringe is provided at its bottom with a ring 0 The pressure device, above mentioned, consists of two members, preferably in the form of boards F, G,'secured to opposite faces of an end block E, which serves both as a spacer and a closure. The board F constitutes the bottom of the device, andithe block E is fastenedto and across one end of it by screws, or in anyother suitable manner. The board G forms the top of the device. It is made. shorter than the board F by the width of the block E, to the upper inner edge of which it is joined by apair of butthinges L, L Being thus hinged, the board G may be lifted and turned back to expose and give ready access to a hoolrl), which is screwed into the adjacent inner side of the in any case it 'islaid over the fpressuredess ys? assay turned hinges L,L thereof, besides the block and top board, afterthemanner exemplified in the two iigures last named. Applied in this way, the cloth not only imparts a certain finish to the device, but itfurther affords a soft and smooth surface for-the bare feet of a person to pressupbn whentaking an enema in a reclining position I-I designates a nozzle or rectalitubethereinafter more fully described? which is fitted in the outer end of ajflexible tube 1, connected atits inner end with'a 'ni pple nseiewed into'the sipout ofthe fountainsyringe. See 7 K represents an eye screivldriven iiitoilie closed end of thepressuredeyi-ce,preferably in the middle. of h outwar ly apo ee side of the blockE. This yegscre supplies the means wherewith the a aremsmn be held vertically for the purpose of either i g or administering enemas while the subject of the treatment is in bed. To this e'nd, the

water-bag or fountain syringe A is hung, as

indicated in Fig. 1,011 the 'hoolcC within the fressure device and the latter issus- 7 H pended from a transverse member of the bedstead by means of a cord or the like passed through the eye of the screw, as illustrated in Fig. 2. It is understood that, with the apparatus thus mounted, the user thereof can place either foot on the cloth-covered board G and regulate for himself the How of water from the fountain syringe. according to the pressure desired. A nurse or other attendant could operatethe pressure device manually, while in the same position, if the patient lying down were too ill to work it in person. In the latter case, however, it is preferable to deta'ch the apparatus from the bedstead, and place it where the operator can use it to best advantage, by working the pressure device in any way that is found most convenient.

A seat M, consisting mainly of a separate board of about the same length and width as either of the boards F or G pertaining to the pressure device, is employed in connection therewith, to enable a person to take an enema in a sitting position. The board M is fastened, near one end thereof, to a transverse support B, by screws l as seen in Fig. 4. Preferably, this support consists of a narrow board rounded at its lower edge B which is made to bear directly upon the cloth-covered part of the block E. The seat extends inwardly therefrom above the hinged ,end of the board G, and rests substantially in a horizontal position upon the free end of the latter when raised by the bag or fountain syringe A filled with water, as Fig. 6 indicates. The supporting board B, it will be observed, adapts itself by its rounded edge to the rocking motion of the seat when the pressure device is in operation and the bag or fountain syringe therein is being emptied of its contents.

In the seat M, above described, there are holes N and O, of'different diameters, but interconnected by a slot Q. The larger opening N admits of the passage therethrough of the nozzle H, previously mentioned, which has a relatively thin stem R enabling it to be slid over, by way of the slot Q, into the small opening 0. l/Vhen thus inserted, so as to project upwardly as shown in Fig. 6, the nozzle stands substantially perpendicular to the seat, along the median longitudinal line thereof, in position for a person to take the enema while sitting down. By preference, the smaller hole 0 is located as close as practicable to the free end of the seat, so that the upstanding nozzle will be presented for use at the point nearest to the center of the bulging portion of the fountain syringe filled with water, that is, in the distended condition depicted in Figs. 1 and 6.

The aforementioned nozzle H may be made of rubber or other suitable material. If intended to be employed in connection with the seat M as just described, it is preferably formed as illustrated in Fig. 5, where it appears as provided with small, staggered holes S at the sides, through which the water passes out in fine sprays, but it is imperforate and rounded at its outer end T. Above the stem R before referred to, the nozzle has a flange U, the upper part of which is curved in the manner indicated. From this flange to the outer end T the nozzle is of an upwardly increasing diameter as illustrated. The underside of the flange is flat and thereby adapted to be seated over the small hole in the board M. The stem R then becomes lodged in the hole 0 directly under the flange. This stem is bent sidewise to form an elbowhaving opposite curves W, X, and a straight lateral extension Y, over which the flexible tube 1 is slipped. The outer end of the extension is somewhat enlarged, as at Z, to keep the tube from sliding off. The elbow prevents kinking of the tube, which connects the enlarged part Z of theextension Y with the nipple J at the spout of the fountain syringe, the nozzle being turned to suit while the tube is passed above the upper board G and under the seat M of the pressure device.

Severaladvantages are derived from the use of the combined spacer and closure, hereinbefore referred to as being formed by the block E at one end of the boards or pressure members F, G. The element E is placed transversely of these pressure members in such a manner as to space them one from the other in two different ways, to wit, intermediately and longitudinally. The intermediate spacing provides a normal clearance between the pressure members, which are thereb kept at the requisite distance apart for t e insertion and operation of the fountain syringe. Spacing the members in a longitudinal direction brings the upper one forward of the element E, to which it is hinged and where'it' finds a fulcrum in bearing upon the syringe during the pressing operation. The closure holds the means for anchoring the syringe within the pressure device, as well as for suspending the latter from a primary support. It enables the syringe to be centered without risk of being crushed or chocked between the pressure members; it also prevent-s garments, bedclothes, and the like from being caught by the opposed ends of the members at the hinge, as would happen if they were connected together end to end as in antiquated constructions; and it further protects the syringe against, dust, etc, when kept in a suspended position. Other advantages of the spacing and closing element E, and of the cloth E G covering it together with the hinged member G, will be quickly discerned by experts in the art to which the present 1nvention appertains.

I claim:

1. The combination with a fountain syringe,. of a pressure device including a supporting board, a block secured to one end thereof, a hook suspending the syringe from said block, a surface board hinged to the latter so as to afford a leverage upon the syringe, and means enabling said device with the syringe therein to be maintained in a suspended position.

2. The combination with a fountain syringe, of members adapted to be moved one toward the other so as to press the syringe therebetween, an end closure for said members, means for anchoring the syringe to said closure, and a suspension element on the latter whereby the syringe may be held in an inverted vertical position While under pressure.

3. The combination With a fountain syringe, of a pressure device including a support for the syringe to bear upon, a spacer at one end thereof, means for at taching the syringe to the inner side of said 10 spacer, a member held to the latter by an &

outwardly opening hinge enabling it to be Worked as a lever upon the syringe, and a cover on the spacer and said member preventing contact of exterior objects With said hinge.

JEAN BAPTISTE ADOLPH LA JEUNESSE.

Witnessed by' PEARL K. WILSON, T. F. BAIRD. 

